July 29, 2017 Marks the 242nd Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps

The U.S. Army Chaplaincy provides religious support to America’s Army while assisting commanders in ensuring the right of free exercise of religion for all Soldiers. In short, we nurture the living, care for the wounded, and honor the fallen. Since July 29, 1775, approximately 25,000 Army Chaplains have served as religious and spiritual leaders for 25 million Soldiers and their… Read more

Announcements and Updates / Events / Military Veterans Events

07/27/2017

Full Metal Jacket Silent Auction To Benefit The Purple Heart Foundation

The Purple Heart Foundation presents: Matthew Modine Full Metal Jacket Silent Auction The Matthew Modine Full Metal Jacket silent auction has been extended for one more week! You can bid on prints from filming of the film Full Metal Jacket on the Paddle8 website… scroll down to view details including a link to the auction site! The net proceeds from the… Read more

Affordable Care Act - VA Medical Benefits / Announcements and Updates / Veterans Administration Offices / Veterans Medical News

07/26/2017

Funding to Increase Veterans Access to Health Care and Strengthen VA Workforce

“On behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the nation’s Veterans, I want to commend the leadership of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees on their agreement on legislation that will greatly benefit Veterans. Recently, I notified the committees of an issue that arose from Veterans’ increased use of the Veterans Choice program. Because of this surge… Read more

Announcements and Updates / New Veteran Owned Business Categories Added

07/25/2017

New VOB Member Offers Unique Beef Jerky Bouquets!

From time to time we like to highlight Veteran Owned Business members who offer products and/or services that are slightly different than the average business. We pride ourselves on having over 2,500 categories, but especially when we get to add something unique. One of our newer members–USMC Veteran Owned The Manly Man Company–makes some really unique bouquet gifts made with… Read more

Announcements and Updates / Contracting / GSA Announcements and Updates / SDVOSB Set Aside

07/21/2017

7/21/2017 SDVOSB/DVBE and Veteran Owned Business Government Bids

Here’s a recent list posted on July 21, 2017 of RFPs, RFIs, Pre-Solicitations, bid updates and more from Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps.gov). These are for various products and services for many government agencies. You must have an account with FedBizOpps.gov to view these bids. Your business must be verified with the CVE (click here for information about the CVE and… Read more